NCT06265194

Effect of EMDR in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 79 (actual)
• Sponsor: Academy of Therapeutic Sciences, Turkey · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this randomized-controlled study is to investigate the impact of EMDR therapy on fibromyalgia symptoms, depression, sleep quality, and traumatic stress in fibromyalgia patients. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does EMDR become useful in relieving pain and complaints in fibromyalgia patients? * Is specific EMDR Fibromyalgia Protocol effective of fibromyalgia patients? * Does EMDR therapy decrease depression, sleep quality and traumatic stress symptoms of individuals with fibromyalgia?

Detailed description

Background: In addition to pharmacological treatments, psychotherapeutic approaches are recommended for the treatment of fibromyalgia. There is a suggestion that Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy may be effective. This study aims to investigate the impact of EMDR therapy on fibromyalgia symptoms, depression, sleep quality, and traumatic stress in fibromyalgia patients through a Randomized Controlled Study (RCT). Material and methods: The sample for this study comprises 79 individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups: the 'Treatment as Usual' (TAU) group and the TAU+EMDR group. Prior to the study and at six different time points (before starting the study, at the end of the 5th, 10th, and 15th sessions, 1 month later, and 3 months later), participants completed assessments, including the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Fibromyalgia ACR 2010 Diagnostic Criteria (Widespread Pain Index (WPI) and Symptom Severity Scale (SSS)), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Trauma Symptom Checklist-40 (TSC-40).

Conditions

• Fibromyalgia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	EMDR	The fibromyalgia protocol applied to the patients in the study was developed specifically for fibromyalgia by Konuk, and colleagues (Konuk et al.). In addition to the article, the details of the protocol and the study sheet are presented supplementary. After a short introduction, the participants were informed about the protocol, their -consent was obtained for registration, and a visual, tactile and audio bilateral stimulus that will be used in the application was introduced.
BEHAVIORAL	TAU	Treatment as Usual (TAU): Routine fibromyalgia treatments, referred to as Treatment as Usual (TAU) in this study, were initiated in the outpatient clinic conditions. TAU are treatments designed by rheumatologists in accordance with current rheumatology guidelines.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-01-01
• Primary completion: 2018-01-01
• Completion: 2018-03-01
• First posted: 2024-02-20
• Last updated: 2024-02-20